Do you love to read?
I love reading so much that I don’t read. Does that make any sense? When it comes to books I have no willpower and I know that if I get sucked into a book I will neglect responsibilities such as folding laundry, washing dishes, vacuuming, and feeding my children. Everything else takes second place to a good book. Therefore in this season of my children’s lives, I cannot read like I used to.
UNLESS, it’s a children’s book. Cuz those are quick reads and I can do it with my children, thus not ignoring them while entertaining myself with an epic tale. Mischief managed.
So while my personal library hasn’t been growing much, my daughters’ paged collections are starting to get a little overwhelming. A few months ago I counted and we have over 100 children’s books. We keep them mostly in the living room and their bedroom and space was getting limited. I was clueless as to a solution until I read Star Sparrow’s post about a book sling she made for her new baby. She found the tutorial at Penny Carnival.
This was IT! We don’t have any room for more furniture in the girls’ room, but I could hang a book sling behind their door, which is just wasted space anyway.
Yes!!
JB liked the idea too and so we decided to make three.
I love Lizzy House’s 1001 Peeps fabric and was excited when JB thought it was cool, too. So two of the slings are made with that. I like it because it’s whimsical but not too baby-ish. And then for some contrast I made the middle sling with Joel Dewberry’s Heirloom fabric, which I’ve been admiring for some time.
The slings were easy to make. I’d say they were relatively easy to install, too, but that was JB’s job so really, all I can say is that it LOOKED like it was easy for him to do. I don’t think he cursed once! 
Have wasted space behind a door? Put up a book sling!
Love it! Our bookshelves are overflowing, so this might become my next project (after I finish Wesley’s quilt, of course!)
Great idea and since it’s “only fabric” (I know it’s dangerous to say that around you), you can change them as the girls grow. Of course, the books get heavier too.
Thanks for sharing. I think that would work for music books by the piano. I wonder if Uncle Tom will notice more holes in the wall.
I like this idea a lot! I’m going to see if Dave likes it too! Tks!
What an adorable way to store books! You guys did a great job making them and putting them up. It’s so nice that the covers of the books are showing rather than in a traditional bookcase when just the spine shows. I totally love children’s books…still have most of the ones mine had all these years later, and now our grandbaby boy can enjoy them : )
This is super cute. I saw it somewhere else out in blogland, too. I love it. I should do this for my daughter!
I wanted to leave a comment on the previous post, too, but it appears comments are closed. I love your new wall decor! Just great! As I said, my house has no floor trim, and half the light switch covers are off. The trim around the windows is primed but not painted. Our closets don’t have doors. I can totally relate. Renovating and doing it yourself is time consuming! Keep up the good work!